• The End of FeedDemon – The end of Google Reader is the nail in the coffin for FeedDemon, the popular Windows RSS newsreader that’s been around for a decade. Nick Bradbury says existing copies will keep working without Google Reader synchronization after July 1.

• In Rare Move, Apple Goes on the Defensive Against Samsung – Marketing Chief Phil Schiller talks to the Wall Street Journal the day before Samsung unveils the Galaxy S4 to say how much better the iPhone is than Android devices. It’s a very un-Apple-like move, carrying with it a whiff of desperation.